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Sweet-Tea Fried Chicken
Ingredients
  • subheading: SAUCE:
  • ¾ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup buttermilk
  • ¼ cup distilled white vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp. freshly cracked pepper
  • 1½ tsp. dark brown sugar
  • 1½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1 tsp. Morton kosher salt
  • ½ tsp. Dijon mustard
  • ½ tsp. garlic powder
  • ½ tsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • ⅛ tsp. cayenne pepper
  • subheading: CHICKEN AND ASSEMBLY:
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 3 Tbsp. Diamond Crystal or 1 Tbsp. plus 2¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt, divided, plus more
  • 8 black tea bags
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 4 skinless, boneless chicken thighs (about 1 lb.)
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup cornstarch
  • 2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 tsp. freshly cracked pepper
  • ¾ tsp. cayenne pepper
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • Vegetable oil (for frying; about 4 cups)
  • White bread (for serving)
  • subheading: SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:
  • A deep-fry thermometer
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